Jsj. Veerkamp et al., INTRAVENOUS SEDATION FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT OF CHILD DENTAL PATIENTS - AN EXPLORATORY-STUDY, Journal of dentistry for children, 64(1), 1997, pp. 48
Dental treatment of very young children (toddlers) is known to be diff
icult. One of the new pharmacological strategies is intravenous sedati
on with the modern drug Propofol (2,6 diisopropophenol, Diprivan(R)).
This article briefly describes the state of the art and a pilot study
of dental treatment of 19 toddlers under intravenous sedation. The tre
atments were performed by a dentist and an anesthetist. Results sugges
t that sedation is difficult to achieve in young children. Recommendat
ions for further research are made.